European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday november 15,1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 royals from Page 21 in 31 attempts this year. Nuernberg bounced right Back. Cedric Conway returned the till off from the Nuernberg 11 to Ramstein s 34 before twin i hauled Down by Chris Blake. A pan from Jesse Bruce to Den Erick Ray ate up in Yardas the eagles reached scoring territory in eight plays Golden going the Lam Yard for ills score. Ace Jen Kins blocked pal Ion Mckinley s Pat kick. The defences were solid the rest of the first Quarter with neither team again posing a threat. However Early in the second Quarter Brian Jarvis grabbed the first of his three interceptions on it Ramstein id and returned i to i hts 40, Blake picked up24 on the first play followed with five More and added another two following Chris a Jicy s i Yard gain. Then Dous Liam went for eight and quarterback Lance Koss bootlegged it 16 Yards on the nest play for the score. This time a conversion run did t make it and sailors kicked after All the other ads. Nuernberg had control for Only four plays before Pun i ing to he ram Sicin 43. Tjien Koss went for 29, Blake picked up Sis Dousharm got another 11 before the Nuernberg defense Static next undaunted sailors came in to Hoot a 25-Yard Field goal. Jarvis. Who had Sis interceptions in rams Cin s pre Vious eight encounters go his second of the Day re turning his theft from the Ramstein 32 to the Nuernberg 49. Koss who had completed Only one of his first Sis passes and that a screen that lost two Yards finally found the Range hitting Kelley for 25 and then going to Judas Hollie for 26 for the touchdown. Two consecutive penalties against the royals slowed Down the drive temporarily. Nuernberg got its second score in the third Quarter. It came on a 1-Yard fourth Down pass from Bruce to Andre Mctoyer. My Fri Nicy s 37-Yard Pun which was downed by Golden on the Ramstein 1 Afler rolling end Ovet end for 20 Yards put the royals in a Hole. Koss fumbled on the first play and Conway recovered. The eagles tried the Center of the Zamstein line Bruce threw an incomplete pass and Golden pounded the Center of the line once More before the Bruch me Toyer tally. Our defense has been super the last few games Lockyer said later. Their second touchdown was a perfect example. They needed Al four Downs before they scored. We were a Little lax on their first touch Down hut we settled Down and were Tough really Tough the rest of it Way the last two Ramstein touchdowns came after interceptions verifying . Jarvis grabbed the first one on the Ranu Tein 28 and resumed it to the 41. Then Blake hit Glosson on a halfback pass for 16 Yards and a Jiey blasted Over tackle Shook off a Brace of would be ladders and rambled 43 Yards for the score. The eagles moved from their 13 to Ramjet it s 34, but Bruce got picked off again. This time by Jim Wishart who danced along the sidelines from the 23 to the royals 46. On the next play Blake went 56. Nuernberg s Jim Philpot slowed Ramstein s Chris Bloke enough for Cedric Contra 23 to make the tackle. Allan Searcy also had two Killcy scary. Koss the Jenkins Brothers Ace and Bill Nate Griffin Blake Greg Mayfield Leon to Sadie Joe Terry Mike Ghent All sparkled on defense for the victors. They were very Good Loday Nuernberg coach Jim Crowson said following the game. We got behind Early and their defense kept be pressure on us All Day. Jesse Bruce never got any time to Bruce was the second string quarterback getting the assignment when Chris person who broke a Bone in his passing hand last week was unable to handle the Ball. Person did play on defense and turned in a cred Itable performance. Giessen bears scheme bothers Payton Lake Forest Iii. A Walter Payton has become comfortable with Fame Fortune and the idea of his impending retirement but not it seems with his changing role on the Chicago bears. The 33-year-old Payton he nil s career Rushing Leader and one of football s Best paid and most popu Lar players announced before the season that this would be his last. But even he was not prepared for the diminished role into which he was cast in his i3ih nil season and the depth of his unhappy in was dramatized in a front Page Story in Friday s Chicago Sun times. The newspaper reported that running backs coach Johnny Roland one of Paylon s closest friends said pay ton has talked of retiring before the season ends. Bui the paper said Roland dismissed the talk As frustration. The Sun times said Fayton avoided during an interview discussing the subject of retiring before the season ends but did say he has thought a new team might be the answer. He said he had considered trying to go to another team even before the season began. During a Brief meeting with reporters at the team s training site Friday Payton said he was still unhappy mostly because he Felt his close relationships with a num Ber 01 teammates including ill the Muning backs was fading. Every time i came up Here it fell like a Small part of me was being taken away Payton said. I Don t know Why. Maybe because this is my last year. I Don t know what the reasons May be. I care about people and that s Why 1 said what i said. I could t go on doing what i was doing and feeling the Way i was feeling. And not say anything because it was killing second year pro Neal Anderson a no 1 draft pick who has Payton s Power and considerably Mote Speed has gradually taken Over Payton s role As the bears big playback. Payton also said he feels like he is stalling the Progress of Chicago s other running backs and his close friends Matt suey Thomas Sanders and Calvin Thomas. But the Lack of Opportunity has bit the entire Back yield because the bears have found themselves in the unusual position of trailing opponents in recent weeks and have been forced to pass Mure. Payton entered the season with 16,193 career Rush ing Yards and a 4.4-Yard-pcr carry average. This sea son those numbers Are 160 Yards and 49 carries in five games 2.7 Yards per carry. On thursday. Payton said he has noticed a change in mood among his fellow running backs. The thing thai Means More to me than football and All the records is the friendships i be made among the running backs. Now it s either tearing them away from me or because i feel so Strong. I m tearing myself away from them. I can t Deal with Payton said Chicago backup quarterback Mike Tomiak said All Payton needs is a Good game in which the team depend son him. The storybook is not Over yet he said. There Are still Many pages to from Page 21 take away what we had the run. A freed Peterson up. And our option was working beautifully. Donnell s run was in a pitch an option play that he Cut up Clemson struck shortly after Donnell s 2 ads. Peterson hit Chris Williams with a 26-Yard Hummer legged in a 15-Yard to then found Greg Johnson with another 26-yarder for a 48-0 third Quarter Lead. Etonna and Peterson had great runs. They turned in a great game Goodwin said. The Griffins added a final blow in the final Quarter Whan George freshmen hit Pat Bollon with an 11-Yard loss. Munich s usually steady quarterback Pelias was grounded by the Griffin defensive Back Flold. Besides Johnson s interception and Williams pair safely Reg Gie May yanked in three in cats to squelch the Mustang Aerial game. Pelias. Who completed 4 of 15 for 78 Yards tossed four of the errant passes. Willis Holmes who Only threw three passes launched the other two. If that weren t Tough enough for the Hometown fans to Swallow Giessen s defensive line blockaded the Rushing same. Munich recorded a minus Yards on the ground. Thai s minus one As in taking a step Back Ward. Tom Volk recorded 10 tackles and a uck for Gies sen from his spot at end. Volk had been the leading Tacker Ull i a noted Toth. He s an exceptional tackle Derrick Adamson had 8 tackles and recovered a Fumble and nose guard Jel Tsmith brought in 10 tackles and two sacks. On offence Gissen Bree cd. Peterson clicked o t 155 Yards Donnell need to 100 and Mcneill ran for 46 to Pace Giessen s 337-Yard Rush ing a i tack. Peterson Wen 4-for-s passing for 58 Yards. The Mustang defenders who spent the majority of the Day playing accrued big tackle numbers. End Gary Ormiston nabbed 14 tackles tackle Matt Hillman had 13 and linebackers Brad Barton and Amell Parker each recorded 10
